{"product_id":"fontana-barbara-hess-9783836545945","title":"Fontana","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLucio Fontana\u003c\/strong\u003e (1899-1968) was an Italian sculptor, painter, and ceramicist, regarded as the \u003cstrong\u003efather of Spatialism\u003c\/strong\u003e, a \u003cstrong\u003emidcentury modern movement\u003c\/strong\u003e that linked artistic experimentation with scientific principles and theories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Debuting in Milan, Fontana settled in Paris in the mid-1930s, where he joined the Abstraction-Création group and created expressionist sculptures in ceramic and bronze. He later moved to Argentina, where he developed his \u003cstrong\u003ehighly influential \u003cem\u003eTechnical Manifesto of Spatialism\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, a modernist marvel, characteristic of postwar innovation and fueled by a forward-looking \u003cstrong\u003esynthesis of art, technology, and science\u003c\/strong\u003e. With Spatialism, the artist sought to \u003cstrong\u003eproject color and form into spaces\u003c\/strong\u003e, most famously in his minimally ripped or slashed canvases, such as his extensive \u003cem\u003eSpatial Concept Waiting\u003c\/em\u003e series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This dependable artist introduction follows Fontana on his personal and artistic journey to explore the evolution of his pioneering ideas as well as their \u003cstrong\u003eremarkable legacy on conceptual and performance art. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Hess\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3836545942\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783836545945\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Taschen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.30h x 8.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Barbara Hess","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48437382971647,"sku":"9783836545945","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_afe47696-bae1-48ce-8c0a-2f942196cad6.jpg?v=1777161442","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fontana-barbara-hess-9783836545945","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}